The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO TABLE THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2589.
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.
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- Tally data compiled from the official record by Voteview (UCLA) · see sources
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
What was on the floor
Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. Bill metadata: Congress.gov.
Every roll call on S. 2589
How each state's senators voted
In 0 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 36 every one voted no; 3 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.
- All yes
- All no
- Split
- No yes or no vote
- Alaska: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
- Vermont: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
- Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
- New York: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
- Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Ohio: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
- New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
- Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
- California: 0 yes, 2 no
- Utah: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Colorado: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
- Missouri: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
- Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Mississippi: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
- Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Texas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Florida: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.
Alaska 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Maurice Robert Gravel (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Theodore Fulton Stevens (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Alabama 1 yes, 1 no
Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no
Arizona 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Barry Morris Goldwater (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Paul Jones Fannin (Republican) — NAY
California 0 yes, 2 no
Colorado 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Floyd Kirk Haskell (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Peter Hoyt Dominick (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Connecticut 0 yes, 2 no
Delaware 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (Democrat) — NAY
- William Victor Roth Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Florida 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edward John Gurney (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (Democrat) — NAY
Georgia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Samuel Augustus Nunn (Democrat) — NAY
Hawaii 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Daniel K. Inouye (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Hiram Leong Fong (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Iowa 0 yes, 2 no
Idaho 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Forrester Church (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- James Albertus McClure (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Illinois 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson (Democrat) — NAY
- Charles Harting Percy (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Indiana 0 yes, 2 no
Kansas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Blackwood Pearson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Joseph Dole (Republican) — NAY
Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no
Louisiana 0 yes, 2 no
Massachusetts 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Moore Kennedy (Democrat) — NAY
- Edward William Brooke III (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Maryland 0 yes, 2 no
Maine 0 yes, 2 no
Michigan 0 yes, 2 no
Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no
Missouri 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Thomas Francis Eagleton (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Stuart Symington (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Mississippi 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Oliver Eastland (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Cornelius Stennis (Democrat) — NAY
Montana 0 yes, 2 no
North Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Jesse Helms (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no
New Hampshire 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Norris H. Cotton (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas James McIntyre (Democrat) — NAY
New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no
New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Manuel Montoya (Democrat) — NAY
- Pete Vichi Domenici (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Nevada 0 yes, 2 no
New York 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Jacob Koppel Javits (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- James Lane Buckley (Conservative) — NOT VOTING
Ohio 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Robert Taft Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Bart Saxbe (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Oklahoma 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Dewey Follett Bartlett (Republican) — NAY
- Henry Louis Bellmon (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Mark Odom Hatfield (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Robert William Packwood (Republican) — NAY
Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no
Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no
South Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ernest Frederick Hollings (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- James Strom Thurmond (Republican) — NAY
South Dakota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- George Stanley McGovern (Democrat) — NAY
- James George Abourezk (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Tennessee 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. (Republican) — NAY
- William Emerson Brock III (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Texas 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John Goodwin Tower (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Utah 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Edward Moss (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Wallace Foster Bennett (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Virginia 1 yes, 1 no
Vermont 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- George David Aiken (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Theodore Stafford (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Washington 0 yes, 2 no
Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no
West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no
Wyoming 0 yes, 2 no
Every vote, by name — 101 members
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